Østerbro
A star-shaped seventeenth-century fortress, still military, still perfectly intact.
Kastellet is one of the best-preserved star fortresses in Northern Europe: five bastions, a moat, red-roofed barracks in neat rows, a church, a windmill, and grass ramparts you can walk the whole way around.
It is still an active military site, which is part of why it has survived unchanged, but the grounds are open to the public and used daily by runners and walkers. The rampart loop takes about half an hour and gives views over the harbour and the city.
Kastellet sits between Indre By and Østerbro, right beside The Little Mermaid, so pairing the two is obvious. Østerbro behind it is a calm residential district with dependable neighbourhood cafés for afterwards.
Within walking distance
Brunch, coffee and long mornings in Østerbro
Baryl on Århusgade serves brunch and breakfast all day, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options and a kitchen that leans on flavour rather than fuss. A calm room, good coffee, and a five-minute walk from Kastellet.
Århusgade 78 · 2100 · Copenhagen
Café on Bopa Plads
Café Bopa is located on Bopa Plads in Østerbro. It is a straightforward choice for breakfast, brunch or coffee while exploring this part of the city.
Bopa Plads 7-9 · 2100 · København Ø
Lakeside Østerbro café
Cafe Livingstone is on Sortedam Dossering at the edge of Østerbro. The address makes it useful for a breakfast, brunch or coffee stop during a walk around the Copenhagen Lakes.
Sortedam Dossering 81 · 2100 · København Ø
Getting there
Nearest station: Østerport.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
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